-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It has been a busy 10 days for Andros Townsend .

The 22-year-old scored on his England debut , signed a new four year contract with Tottenham and then duly rewarded the club by helping them to a 2-0 victory at Aston Villa in Sunday 's only Premier League match .

The winger pumped in a left footed cross which curled beautifully into the net to put Spurs on their way after 30 minutes .

It was a marauding display from the childhood Tottenham fan -- who now finds himself hailed as England 's newest star -- as he prowled the right wing and almost doubled his tally on more than one occasion .

`` It 's been one of the best few weeks of my life , '' Townsend told broadcaster Sky Sports after the match .

`` Scoring for my country on my debut is a highlight but the main thing for me now is not to get carried away and keep my feet on my ground . ''

Aston Villa 's prized possession Christian Benteke came off the bench in the second half to try to grab a share of the points for his team .

The striker , who has made a quick return from a hip injury , tested Tottenham 's defense but he nodded his best effort over the bar .

Andreas Weimann had earlier failed to find an elusive equalizer when he drove a fierce shot just wide .

Spurs put victory beyond the home side when Roberto Soldado collected Paulinho 's pass and chipped past American keeper Brad Guzan in the 69th minute .

The away win saw Tottenham move up to fifth in the Premier League table , which is led by north London rivals Arsenal . Defeat saw Villa drop down to 13th .

There was a sour note to Tottenham 's victory when a flare was thrown from the club 's section of traveling fans in response to Townsend 's opening goal .

The canister hit a linesman on the back of the neck although he was able to carry on with his duties .

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Andros Townsend scores opening goal for Tottenham in Aston Villa defeat

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Roberto Soldado adds a second goal for Spurs

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Defeat sees Aston Villa drop to 13th in Premier League , Spurs up to fifth

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Townsend signed a new four-year deal with Spurs earlier in the week